The Lord's Passover

As the Lord is preparing to intervene to save and rescue his people from slavery and bondage – the act that will become the defining moment in Israel’s history – the first thing that he does is to call them to the table. He initiates a meal. It’s here around the table where God’s provision and protection is displayed and his people are marked off and given instructions for how to properly prepare.

The Passover is a commemorative feast. We also observe commemorative holiday feasts (like Thanksgiving or Christmas), and we know that intentional preparation is warranted. How many of you just throw some haphazard last-minute plans together for what you’re going to eat on Thanksgiving? Maybe just what drive-thru you’ll swing by? No, we prepare weeks in advance who will bring what and what needs to be cooked what way. When we come here – when we gather around the Lord’s Table – we should come with no less intentionality. By all means, come as you are with your pain and your brokenness – this is not a performance center. But what we gather to do together has weight and gravity to it; we don’t gather haphazardly or flippantly.